On Thursday, at approximately 12:39 p.m., officers responded toa report of a shooting at 36th Street and Benning Road. When officers arrived,theyfound a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived and determined thatAnthony Antonio Watts, 31,did not appear to be alive. Watts was thentransported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information about this case can call the police at (202) 727-9099. To send an anonymous tip to the department's TEXT TIP LINE, textto 50411.